The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Wasgington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
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Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Oct 81, 1857.
The Chicago Anarchists have had their
hearing oefore the supreme Court on
petition for writ of error Their case
has been presented in its best legal aspect
and is now under solemn and deliberate
consideration of the Court, who doubtless
will render decision by Thursday of this
week All surmises as to that decision
are worthless. and all We can do is to
await patiently the result Local opinion,
however is very strong that these wretch
ed men fully deserve the seyerest fate.
Cleveland contributes $1,000 and La
mont $3.50 to the campaign fund in New
York. With this example at the White
House, the department officials feel safe
in doing likewise and the consequence
is that good round sum goes to that
State for partisan purposes. lfthere are
any merits in the Civil Service Law, it
viii be hard to discover them after a lit
lie more strangling.
The President SAYS in his Thanksgiving
Proclamation, that every path of honest
toll has led to comfort and contentment,
but hundreds Of Union soldiers and wild
ows who have been discharged from the
Government Printing Office for no reason
but to give place to confederates and
partisans, discover little beauty in such
heartless sentiment.
The Republican party has always ia
vored cheap postal system. To Re
publicans alone We are indebted for the
present rates. Representative Cannon,
of Illinois, is entitled TO more credit than
any other man, for this great blessing
He now proposes To reduce letter postage
10 one cent, and will press this winter
his measure with The hope ofsuecess. If
| Congress had monc such practical men,
there would be far less ground for com
plant
had talk yesterday with Senator
| Auilpuis pi iiiliioiS; WIN II fttiN tilc
father Of the Interstate Commerce Bill
! He says the Commission is giving Il
rather rigid construction To- the law. but
on the whole he believes it is working
| well, and with some notifications which
he viii propose in the early part of the
session. with confident expectation of
approval. he thinks the law will become
popular and viii be thoroughly endorsed
by the people. BY the way, some of the
Senator's friends say there is Presi-
dental bee buzzimg around his ear. The
Republican party Is blessed with an
abundance of good Presidential material,
and GOV. Cullom is among the number
vino SIT in the front row
There will be complete ne-orga niza-
ton OF Senate Committees this winter,
and possibly change in the subordinate
official list Secretary McCcok does not
give the best satisfaction, and Sergeant at
Arms Kennedy has an admirable faculty
Of alternating friends. There Sill be
some loud talk about these two gentle
men at the first caucus meeting OF the
Republican Senators.
From mass of information that have
gathered from the records in the Bereau
of Statistics, | summarize for this letter
the following interesting items, which
possess special value at this time, as each
Of the subjects touched upon are ques-
tions of great public discussion, and will
be prominent at this winters session.
The United States has l0l ,oSi men,
and 5000 vessels engaged in fishing in
dustry. The annual fish catch of the
world so Ear as calculated by civilized
governments, amounts 10 100000 tons.
This by careful calculation, compute to
be equal TO l50000 ear loads, which
would make train $40 miles long.
The annual consumption Of beer in
this country amounts 10 609, 9,765, $40 gal
ions, at cost to the consumer of .s304.-
s52,43s. That of distilled spirits II "a
673,429 gallons, at "A cost of 80 800 600.
The use of distilled spirits is gradually
decreasing while that of beer is increas-
ing
Nearly all the sugar produced in the
United states is made in Louisiana. and
amounts this year to $4,000 hogshesds,
or about one twelfth of what we consume
Seven other States produce sugar. but in
small quantities, and chiefly for local con-
sumption. We are the largest consum-
ers of sugar per capita in the world, and
it takes ,9s9, l25 tons this year to supply
us
The total number of sheep in the Uni
ted States WAS, in 1856, 4s, So, ,33l, and in
1887, 44,759,3l4, being decrease of g.
562, 0lS. in one year. but taking the past
twelve years together there is an increase
Of l0,975,9li. California, Ohio and Texas
rank the highest, having nearly 5OOO000
each. Kansas and Colorado are increas-
ing more rapidly than any other States
in this industry For the wear ending
June 80, we imported l07 .0o0.0oo pounds
of wool, at a cost of sl6,0o0.G00.
A writer in the Scientific American
saws that in experiences in Colorado and
Utah he never saw an Indian with a
cold. He concluded that il is our hot
rooms which give Us colds.
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